American Financing · Missouri · 2025

American Financing in Missouri: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financing took 448 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #99 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 24.1% of them and denied 43.3% (56.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

448Applicationsin MO
56.7%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loanstate $175,000
$22MVolume78 counties

American Financing in Missouri vs the state

43.3%Denial rate+28.23 pts vs state
56.7%Decision denial rate+38.03 pts vs state
24.1%Origination rate-38.55 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.18 pts vs state
$80kMedian applicant income
108Loans originated
194Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232316037.7%6.56%#140
20244378652.6%5.99%#89
202544810843.3%5.99%#99

What American Financing lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 25 6% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 101 23% · 60.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 300 67% · 42.0% denied
Other / HELOC 22 5% · 31.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 166 37% · 30.1% denied
FHA 245 55% · 49.8% denied
VA 36 8% · 61.1% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Credit history 67 35%
Other 66 34%
Debt-to-income ratio 26 13%
Collateral 24 12%
Incomplete application 5 3%
Employment history 3 2%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 44719 43.2%
St. Louis County 421122 52.4%
St. Charles County 31913 41.9%
Greene County 27710 37.0%
Jefferson County 23511 47.8%
Clay County 2028 40.0%
Boone County 1434 28.6%
Christian County 1446 42.9%
Webster County 1017 70.0%
Warren County 926 66.7%

Other large lenders in Missouri

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 10,46018.4%6.63%
Flat Branch MortgageA 8,9990.9%6.63%
Guild MortgageA 7,3882.5%6.63%
U.S. BankD 7,19032.8%7.63%
The Central Trust BankC 7,0229.7%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 6,7108.0%6.55%
Communityamerica Credit UnionB 5,84316.8%6.49%
Mortgage Research CenterC 5,73415.6%6.25%
Broker SolutionsD 5,0077.8%6.88%
Commerce BankD 4,90527.2%6.72%

Frequently asked questions

Missouri: 448 applications in 2025, of which 108 were originated and 194 denied.

43.3% of all applications, or 56.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Missouri in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing's own HMDA filing for properties located in Missouri, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology